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US6578795B2
US6578795B2 US09/804,582 US80458201A US6578795B2 US 6578795 B2 US6578795 B2 US 6578795B2 US 80458201 A US80458201 A US 80458201A US 6578795 B2 US6578795 B2 US 6578795B2
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  • the invention relates to an arrangement of indicator devices for passenger orientation in a passenger cabin of a passenger aircraft or other passenger transport vehicle such as a train, ship, or bus or the like.
  • the indicator elements of the passenger orientation arrangement indicate the seat row number as well as the seat location identification of each passenger seat.
  • the indicator elements that indicate the seat row number and the seat location identification are rod-shaped or linear indicator elements that extend perpendicularly to the flight direction or longitudinal axis of the aircraft, i.e. parallel to the direction of extension of the seat row.
  • these indicator elements are conventionally integrated into a passenger service unit (PSU) channel on the underside of the overhead baggage compartments.
  • PSU passenger service unit
  • the installation height of the passenger service unit (PSU) channel is limited to be within the comfortable reach of typical seated passengers, e.g. for conveniently reaching air outlets, reading lights, or the like in the passenger service units.
  • the arrangement of fixed, non-lowerable overhead baggage compartments must comply with a prescribed height of the loading edge of the baggage compartment, which is approximately 1.67 meters above the cabin floor, for ergonomic reasons. Due to the convex curved contour of the bottom side of the baggage compartment in aircraft such as the Airbus A320 (see e.g. FIG. 1 of the present application), the conventional indicator element showing the row number and seat location is arranged significantly lower than the loading edge of the baggage compartment.
  • the row number and seat location indicator elements are rather difficult or impossible for a person of typical stature to see while standing in the aisle, thus requiring the person to bend down or lean over while attempting to see the indicator elements.
  • the conventional arrangement of the indicator elements does not readily attract the passenger's attention, i.e. is not conspicuous and readily evident to the passenger.
  • the invention further aims to avoid or overcome the disadvantages of the prior art, and to achieve additional advantages, as apparent from the present specification.
  • the above objects have been achieved in an improved passenger orientation arrangement in a passenger cabin of a passenger transport vehicle, or more generally in any seating area equipped with rows of plural seats for the seating of persons thereon.
  • the inventive orientation arrangement includes indicator elements that indicate the seat row number and the seat location identification (e.g. seat letter) respectively of the plural seats in a seating configuration in the passenger cabin.
  • the indicator elements indicate the corresponding seat row and the corresponding seat location or position of a seat within a given seat row.
  • the indicator elements are arranged on the passenger seats themselves, at one or more locations that are visible to a passenger, especially while walking along an aisle of the passenger cabin.
  • At least one indicator element showing the seat row is arranged on the side flank of the seat back of an aisle seat, i.e. a passenger seat that is located directly adjacent to the aisle.
  • this seat row indicator element is arranged at the corner of the seat back side flank meeting the seat back upper edge of the aisle seat, and is preferably embodied as a corner cap.
  • An additional indicator element showing the particular seat location or seat position (e.g. seat A, B, C, or the like) within a given row is provided on the seat back upper edge of each seat.
  • the boarding time required by the passengers to board the aircraft is reduced and the boarding process is made more convenient and comfortable, because the identification of each seat row and each seat location within the row is arranged so that it is easily visible for a passenger of ordinary stature who is walking or standing in the aisle, without requiring the passenger to bend down or lean over or otherwise change his normal walking or standing posture, and without requiring the passenger to exert an effort for a difficult search for the seat identification indicia.
  • the seat identification is conspicuous, readily visible, and easily readable.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-section through an aircraft fuselage equipped with a conventional arrangement of indicator elements for identifying the seat row numbers and seat locations;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a passenger seat equipped with a passenger orientation arrangement with indicator elements for identifying the seat row number and the seat location, according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective detail view of a portion of the arrangement shown in FIG. 2, in the area of the side flank of an aisle seat, shown in a view direction from behind;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a seat back equipped with a seat row indicator and a seat location indicator according to the invention
  • FIG. 5A is a detail view of a portion of the seat shown in FIG. 4, with the seat location indicator partially disassembled or exploded for clarification;
  • FIG. 5B shows the seat location indicator of FIG. 5A in the assembled condition
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a passenger seat equipped with a seat location indicator in combination with a protective cover for a head cushion of the seat.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a cross-section through an aircraft fuselage 1 of an aircraft of the Airbus A320 type, with a passenger cabin 2 configured and equipped for passenger transport. Representative typical passengers P are shown standing and sitting in the passenger cabin 2 .
  • the passenger cabin 2 is equipped with seat groups 4 and 5 arranged successively one after another along opposite sides of a central aisle 3 that runs along the aircraft longitudinal direction.
  • the seat groups 4 and 5 respectively on opposite sides of the aisle 3 together form a respective seat row 6 .
  • a number of such seat rows 6 i.e. a number of the seat groups 4 and 5 , are arranged successively one after another in the aircraft longitudinal direction.
  • each seat row 6 is typically identified by a seat row identifier 7 and particularly a row number, and each individual seat is additionally identified by a seat location identifier 8 within the given row.
  • the seat location is typically identified by a letter, e.g. A, B, C, etc.
  • the seat rows could be identified by letters, and the seat locations could be identified by numbers, or the rows and locations could be identified by any other convenient indicia. This specification will adhere to the typical use of seat row numbers and seat location letters as a convenient example.
  • the conventional cabin arrangement shown in FIG. 1 provides a single indicator element 9 for the seat group 4 and a single indicator element 10 for the seat group 5 , whereby each one of these indicator elements 9 and 10 respectively indicates the seat row number 7 and the seat location identifier 8 (e.g. by location letters A to F).
  • these indicator elements 9 and 10 are arranged above the seat groups 4 and 5 , and particularly are integrated into a respective corresponding left or right passenger service unit (PSU) channel 11 and 12 provided on the bottom side of the overhead baggage compartments 13 and 14 .
  • the indicator elements 9 and 10 are each respectively a generally rod-shaped or linearly extending element that extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft and parallel to the respective row of seats.
  • the passenger service unit channels 11 and 12 are arranged at a proper height within the cabin 2 , so that they are within the ordinary reach of a seated passenger P, as indicated by the schematically drawn passenger's hand H. Due to the prescribed loading edge height LH of the baggage compartments 13 and 14 , and the lower height H of the indicator elements 9 and 10 , relative to the cabin floor, these indicator elements 9 and 10 are not easily visible to a passenger P who is standing or walking in the aisle 3 , for example along a line of sight extending from a point 1.67 m above the centerline of the aisle 3 .
  • the invention proposes to provide a conspicuous, easily visible, and easily readable identification of the seat row number and the seat location on the relevant object itself, namely directly on the passenger seat or the passenger seat groups 4 and 5 .
  • This makes sense from an ergonomic standpoint as well as from a psychological standpoint.
  • the spatial orientation of a person while searching for an object i.e. in this case the respective assigned seat
  • the spatial orientation of a person while searching for an object generally involves first locating and arriving at an approximate position in the vicinity of the target object, and then closing in on a more exact position once the general vicinity of the target object has been identified and reached. This is especially true in situations with poor oversight and particularly when the intended target object being sought is not directly visible from the starting point.
  • a passenger While boarding the aircraft and searching for his or her exact assigned seat, a passenger will first begin a coarser or more general search and orientation based on the general location of the assigned seat row. The passenger will read the assigned seat row and location from his or her boarding pass, then determine the seating row at which he is presently located to determine how close or how far from the target row he is located. While walking along the aisle 3 , the passenger P must also determine the progression of the seat row numbers 7 , i.e. in which direction and in what sequence or pattern the seat row numbers increase or decrease. Thereby, the passenger P will be oriented to continue the search until he has arrived at the assigned seat row number 7 . Once he has arrived at the assigned seat row, the passenger must further determine the particular seat location 8 that has been assigned to him within that row.
  • the invention provides that the identification of the seat row 7 is arranged so that it is conspicuous, readily visible, and easily readable by a passenger P who is standing or walking in the aisle 3 , without changing his normal posture. It is more important for the identification of the seat row to be conspicuous (in comparison to the identification of the seat location within a given row), in view of the above discussed coarse-then-fine searching procedure. Particularly, for this reason, the invention provides that the identification of the seat rows is arranged on the aisle-facing side of the aisle seats 15 and 15 ′ of the seat groups 4 and 5 . The identification may be provided on either one or both of the aisle seats 15 and 15 ′ in each seat row. Also, the identification of the row, e.g. the row numbers, may be larger than the identification of the seat location, e.g. the seat letters, to be visible from a greater distance.
  • FIG. 2 schematically and perspectively shows a portion of the aisle seat 15 (or equivalently the mirror-symmetrical aisle seat 15 ′) of the seat group 4 or 5 .
  • the special passenger orientation arrangement, and particularly the passenger seats shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 can be arranged in an otherwise conventional passenger cabin 2 in an aircraft fuselage 1 as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the inventive arrangement can be provided in connection with passenger seats in a passenger cabin of other passenger transport vehicles, such as trains, ships, buses or the like.
  • the inventive arrangement can be provided in connection with seats in any other type of seating space in which a plurality of seats are arranged in rows along an aisle, such as movie theaters, stage theaters, auditoriums, sports arenas, and the like. Nonetheless, the invention is especially directed to such an inventive arrangement in a passenger cabin of a passenger transport vehicle and particularly a passenger aircraft, because of the special problems associated with the orderly boarding of a great number of passengers at essentially one time, in the quickest manner possible so as to minimize the time required for boarding and the total ground time of the aircraft.
  • the aisle seat 15 or 15 ′ of the seat group 4 or 5 is equipped with a seat row indicator 16 which shows or indicates the respective corresponding seat row number of the associated seat row.
  • the respective seat row number 7 (which is row number 42 in the illustrated example) is printed or painted or otherwise applied onto or into the seat row indicator 16 , or molded as a surface protrusion or indentation into the seat row indicator 16 , or indicated by appropriate illumination from within the seat row indicator 16 .
  • the seat row indicator 16 may include tactile indicia of the seat row number 7 , either by a raised or indented representation of the seat row number in arabic numerals, or by corresponding Braille indicia or the like.
  • the seat row indicator 16 shall be located so that it is unobstructed and readily visible (and also readily touchable for tactile reading of Braille indicia or the like) by a passenger in the aisle 3 , even when another passenger is seated in the seat on which the indicator 16 is mounted, as apparent from the drawing figures. For this reason, the seat row indicator 16 is arranged at the greatest possible height in the corner area where the seat back upper edge 17 and the seat back side flank 18 meet each other, on the side of the aisle seat 15 facing toward the aisle 3 .
  • An aisle seat is understood to be a seat directly bordering on the aisle.
  • the seat back upper edge 17 of the aisle seat 15 is typically located at a height between 1.10 m and 1.15 m above the cabin floor, so that the seat row indicator 16 arranged at the above mentioned corner is directly below the ordinary point of view or line of sight of a standing adult person of typical stature.
  • the seat row indicator 16 is easily visible to a passenger P standing in the aisle 3 , with a normal posture of his head, i.e. without bending or leaning.
  • the seat row indicator 16 is configured and arranged to be integrated smoothly and flushly into the contour of the seat in the corner area where the seat back upper edge 17 and the seat back side flank 18 meet each other.
  • the seat row indicator 16 is preferably embodied as a corner cap 19 , for example molded of plastic or the like.
  • the seat row number 7 is provided on this corner cap 19 at least two times in two different locations, in order to facilitate the visibility and the readability of the seat row number 7 , not only from a boarding direction, but from essentially all directions or at least 180° around the corner cap 19 .
  • the embodiment in FIGS. 2 and 3 includes a three-fold numbering, i.e. the seat row number 7 is provided on a forward-facing surface, a laterally-facing or aisle-facing surface, and a rearward-facing surface of the corner cap 19 .
  • the corner cap 19 includes two surfaces that face diagonally toward the front and diagonally toward the rear in a triangular protruding arrangement, whereby the seat row number 7 is provided only twice on the corner cap 19 , namely once on each diagonally extending surface of the corner cap 19 .
  • a third seat row number 7 would be redundant and unnecessary, because the two provided seat row numbers can readily be seen and read from the front, the rear, and the aisle side.
  • FIG. 3 shows a detail of the corner cap 19 in a disassembled or exploded condition, in a view direction onto the rear part of the aisle seat 15 (while FIG. 2 perspectively shows the front of the aisle seat 15 ).
  • a mounting element 20 is rigidly and permanently secured in the corner area of the seat between the seat back upper edge 17 and the seat back side flank 18 of the aisle seat 15 .
  • “permanently” secured means that the mounting element 20 is intended to remain permanently associated with this particular seat 15 , even if the seat 15 is moved to a different location within the passenger cabin 2 or replaced or the like. This applies even though the mounting element may be secured with screws or the like which could be removable.
  • the “permanence” of the mounting element 20 is relative to the exchangeability of the corner cap 19 .
  • the corner cap 19 is mounted on the mounting element 20 , for example by means of a plug-in connection established by plug-in pins or catch pins in any conventionally known manner.
  • this connection of the corner cap 19 onto the mounting element 20 is a selectively releasable connection, so that the corner cap 19 may be exchanged or replaced.
  • FIG. 2 further shows that each respective seat (not only the aisle seats 15 ) of a seat group 4 or 5 is further provided with a seat location indicator 21 , which shows or indicates a seat location identification 8 , such as a seat letter A, B, C or the like, to identify the particular seat within the row (the illustrated example shows seat G in row 42 ).
  • the seat location indicator 21 is arranged in the area of the seat back upper edge 17 , and preferably directly at the middle on the seat back upper edge 17 , 50 as to protrude smoothly upwardly from the seat back upper edge 17 as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 , 5 A, 5 B, and 6 .
  • the indicator 21 assists the passenger P in rapidly finding his assigned seat, whereby the entire boarding procedure may be accelerated.
  • Braille or other tactile indicia provided on the indicator 21 are also readily accessible to the touch of the passenger.
  • the indicator 21 remains visible and unobstructed to be seen from the aisle, even when a passenger is seated in the respective seat, as apparent from the drawing figures.
  • FIGS. 4, 5 A and 5 B show another detail of the seat location indicator 21 as seen from the back side of the seat 15 , which is further equipped with a passenger tray table 26 .
  • the seat location indicator 21 comprises an identification cap 22 having protruding catch pins 23 that are inserted and engaged into correspondingly provided catch holes 24 A of a mounting base 24 arranged on the seat back upper edge 17 of the seat back of the seat 15 .
  • the seat location identification 8 typically in the form of letters A, B, C, etc., can be provided on or in the identification cap 22 in any conventionally known manner, such as being printed or painted onto the outer surface of the identification cap 22 , or printed or painted into the inner surface, or provided on a separate insert that is inserted into the identification cap 22 .
  • the cap 22 itself must be clear or transparent to allow the respective indicia to be seen.
  • the identification cap 22 may be provided with tactile indicia such as Braille indicia on the outer surface thereof. The location of the identification cap 22 at the center of the seat back upper edge 17 of each seat makes the respective seat location indicia clearly visible and also clearly reachable for tactile reading of Braille indicia or the like.
  • a further embodiment of the present orientation arrangement makes use of the fact that modern aircraft passenger cabins are outfitted and equipped so as to be able to provide electrical power to each passenger seat.
  • each one of the indicators according to the invention i.e. both the seat row indicators 16 and the seat location indicators 21
  • this may be achieved by providing an electroluminescent film 25 within the seat location indicator 21 as shown in FIG. 5A, or within the seat row indicator 16 .
  • the electroluminescent film 25 is connected to an appropriate electrical supply conductor, so that the film 25 illuminates the respective indicator, whereby the row number or seat letter can then be concretely realized by a corresponding masking arrangement of the corner cap 19 or the identification cap 22 , e.g. so that the respective number or letter appears as an illuminated indicia in a dark background or vice versa.
  • This illumination is provided especially during the boarding phase, and may be extinguished after the boarding has been completed.
  • an illumination according to the invention can be achieved with any conventionally known illumination devices, i.e. any light emitting device (which is used as a general term applying to any device that emits light) for backlighting an indicator, for example using light emitting diodes, liquid crystal displays, optical fibers conveying light from a centralized or remote light source, or printing an electroluminescent material in the form of the appropriate number or letter directly onto the inner surface of the corner cap 19 or the identification cap 22 and then connecting an electrical supply conductor to the electroluminescent material.
  • any conventionally known illumination devices i.e. any light emitting device (which is used as a general term applying to any device that emits light) for backlighting an indicator, for example using light emitting diodes, liquid crystal displays, optical fibers conveying light from a centralized or remote light source, or printing an electroluminescent material in the form of the appropriate number or letter directly onto the inner surface of the corner cap 19 or the identification cap 22 and then connecting an electrical supply conductor to the electroluminescent material.
  • the seat row indicators 16 or also the seat location indicators 21 may be illuminated during an emergency evacuation procedure in order to assist passengers in exiting from the passenger cabin 2 in an orderly and guided manner.
  • the indicators 16 and optionally also 21 may be illuminated together with the escape path illumination provided in the passenger cabin 2 and especially along the aisle 3 .
  • the illuminated seat row indicators 16 provided on the side flanks of the seat backs provide visual guidance for the passengers to recognize the lateral boundaries and contour of the space of the aisle 3 bordered by the side flanks 18 of the aisle seats 15 and 15 ′, in addition to recognizing the escape path illuminated along the floor of the aisle.
  • the illuminated seat row indicators 16 help to prevent passengers from becoming caught against the side flanks of the aisle seats while trying to evacuate along the aisle 3 , and help to expedite the smooth and orderly evacuation process.
  • the seat row indicator 16 of any escape or exit row may be illuminated with a different particularly conspicuous color, e.g. bright red.
  • the seat location indicators 21 of the seats in an exit row may be illuminated bright red during an emergency situation, while the seat location indicators 21 of other seat rows are not illuminated or e.g. illuminated in white during an emergency situation.
  • the seat location indicator 21 arranged on the seat back upper edge 17 additionally may provide the function of a securing catch for securing, into an upright position, the passenger tray table 26 provided on the back side of the seat back.
  • the tray table 26 includes a protruding catch nose or protrusion 26 A that can be snapped under and thus engaged by the seat location indicator 21 .
  • any suitable catch element for engaging the protrusion 26 A of the tray table 26 may be provided on the mounting base 24 of the seat location indicator 21 .
  • FIG. 6 shows a further passenger seat with the seat location indicator 21 providing an additional function.
  • many airlines typically provide covers over the head cushions of the seat backs and exchange these head cushion covers regularly, e.g. during each cabin cleaning between flights. Exchanging or replacing the head cushion covers in this manner requires a significant amount of time during the cabin cleaning operation, and thus increases the total ground time of the aircraft. This is especially true when the head cushion cover is in the form of a sleeve or like a pillow case that is pulled over the top of the seat back. Instead of pulling such a cover or case over the entire head cushion, the present inventive arrangement provides an appropriately formatted head cushion cover 27 in the form of a flat sheet that is laid over the head cushion.
  • the cover 27 is provided with a hole 27 A configured and dimensioned to fit directly over the seat location indicator 21 . Thereby, the head cushion cover 27 is simply positioned with its hole 27 A located securely around the seat location indicator 21 , which thereby holds the cover 27 in place. Additionally, strips of hook and loop fastener material 28 may be provided along the seat back upper edge 17 and along the back margin of the head cushion protective cover 27 , to achieve an additional uniform securing of the head cushion protective cover 27 onto the seat back upper edge 17 . The removal and replacement of the head cushion protective covers 27 with such an embodiment is significantly quicker in comparison to the conventionally typical tensioned covers for the head cushions.

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